I was asked to bring dinner to a family in our ward. I was excited to do it! I love to cook/bake and so off to the store I went at three o'clock to get the items I was lacking. That would give me three hours to make and deliver upon my word. I bought all the groceries and started to load them in my car when I realized that Brynner was still holding the bottle of yeast and I had shoplifted. Not only had I shoplifted but I killed two plastic bottles by not taking in my "go green" green bags and I had to use two "for shame" bags. I whipped the cart around to head inside. I was very careful to not make eye contact with anyone I saw...they'd know I had shoplifted! I apologized to the boy carrying in the cart, the cashier, and the bag boy ( I really did). They didn't seem to care. I'm also telling you. Do you care? Well I bet Bob and Randy Harmon would have cared that I shoplifted a six dollar and eighty-nine cent bottle of yeast. I bet he would have cared that I felt really bad about it. What's next?! Batteries? (Just so you know, that was the edgiest thing I could think of) Sins aside, I finally made it home at four o'clock! How did it get that late?! I guess shoplifting and killing plastic bottles took more time then I thought it would. Two hours to go. Brynner ran off to his room and I started to fly around the kitchen. I went to check on Brynner when I saw something fall from the top of the fridge. It was my new vase from the flowers Brad brought home a few weeks before (It would be appropriate to applaud this gesture next time you see him). And I use past tense because it broke into four thousand seven hundred and fifty two pieces. It took me approximately twenty-eight minutes to clean up. I won't even go into the fit Brynner was throwing because he was restricted to one room. He was watching Little Einstein's, which is a treat for him for heavens sake. I thought he'd be cool, he was very uncool. Sins and glass and throwing fits aside, I did manage to finish the meal. I was 10 min. late and nobody was home when I took it over.....but at least I delivered upon my word. You care right? I bet Bob and Randy Harmon would.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
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6 people said...:
Oh man! What an afternoon! Your stories make me laugh, although I'm sure i wouldn't be laughing if this all happened to me ;)
I care Tahnie, truly I do. "Shame bags"? Is that what they are called now? Seriously? Come on people. I hate when I go into Whole Foods and I forget my "green bags" (which are not even green by the way!)and I have like 10 items or something and they STILL ask me, "Do you want a bag?" Its not "Paper or Plastic" anymore- its, "Do you want a bag you horrible person!?" of course with a smile. YES I WANT A BAG! AND I'D LIKE EVERY ITEM BAGGED SEPARATELY TOO!!! IN PLASTIC!!! *sigh*
I digress.
I bet that meal was pretty darn tasty. Good job for being super woman!
Oh, and Natalie has stolen a few things whilst shopping...what little kid hasn't?
$6.98 FOR YEAST!!??!! WHERE WAS IT, IN BETWEEN THE FILET MIGNON AND THE PREMIUM CRAB LEGS? ON THE SHELF RIGHT BELOW THE ROLEX'S AND RIGHT ABOVE THE GUCCI BAGS?
Too funny! I love your stories. My kids have shoplifted things too! It sucks to have to go back in when you're in such a hurry. Glad you got the meal done (almost) on time!
Tahnie - you are so funny! You captured the crazy life of an LDS,eco-concious,Harmon shopping, mother of a shoplifting toddler perfectly! Fun to read your blog and get caught up on your life. Brynner is adorable - I added you to my list so I can stop in more often. :)
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